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CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. President elect Barack Obama gestures as he gives his victory speech to supporters during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama defeated Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) by a wide margin in the election to become the first African-American U.S. President elect. (Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty Images